Lilyan Chauvin
Actor
Biography
French character actress Lilyan Chauvin may be one of those actors or actresses whose face you know without knowing their names. Chauvin was a long time veteran of the European stage, and was adept at playing strict, but sometimes loving characters. To horror fans, she might be best known as the sinister Mother Superior in Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), but her career started back in the 1950s when she was plucked from the stage to appear in small minor roles in motion pictures. One notable film was with John Wayne in North to Alaska (1960). For about thirty years, Chauvin was one of the busiest character actresses in Hollywood, appearing in over forty films as well as on television. Her many film credits include Private Benjamin (1980), Predator 2 (1990), No Place to Hide (1992), Universal Soldier (1992) as Jean-Claude Van Damme's mother, and Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can (2002) with Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Filmography
Predator 2
as Irene Edwards 1990
Universal Soldier
as Mrs. John Devreux 1992
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Medium 2001
Silent Night, Deadly Night
as Mother Superior 1984
Private Benjamin
as Mrs. Trémont 1980
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
as Miss Osie 1995
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
as Mother Superior (archive footage) 1987
Bad Influence
as Art Gallery Patron 1990
Yours, Mine and Ours
as French Actress on TV Screen 1968
North to Alaska
as Jenny Lamont 1960
North to Alaska
as Jenny Lamont (uncredited) 1960
Sublime
as European Nurse 2007
Born in East L.A.
as German Woman 1987
King Creole
as Catherine (uncredited) 1958
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
as Self 2006
The Mephisto Waltz
as Woman Writer 1971